Cross-team Collaboration Template

1. Collaboration Overview

Project Information

• Initiative Name: Name
• Duration: Timeframe
• Priority Level: High/Medium/Low

Participating Teams

2. Alignment Framework

Shared Objectives

1. Primary Goal:
   • Clear statement
   • Success metrics:
     • Metric 1
     • Metric 2
2. Team-specific Goals:
   • Team A:
     • Goal
   • Team B:
     • Goal

Value Proposition

• Business value:
  • Impact
• Customer value:
  • Benefit
• Team value:
  • Benefit

3. Responsibility Matrix

RACI Matrix

Team Commitments

• Team A commits to:
  • Commitment 1
  • Commitment 2
• Team B commits to:
  • Commitment 1
  • Commitment 2

4. Communication Protocol

Regular Touchpoints

• Sync frequency:
  • Daily/Weekly/Bi-weekly
• Format:
  • Meeting type
• Required attendees:
  • Roles

Communication Channels

• Primary channel:
  • Tool/Platform
• Emergency protocol:
  • Process
• Documentation location:
  • Repository

5. Dependencies Management

Cross-team Dependencies

Blocking Issues Protocol

1. Identification:
   • Process
2. Escalation path:
   • Steps
3. Resolution tracking:
   • Method

6. Resource Sharing

Shared Resources

• Tools:
  • Tool + Access details
• Environments:
  • Environment + Access
• Knowledge bases:
  • Documentation + Location

Capacity Planning

• Team A capacity:
  • Allocation
• Team B capacity:
  • Allocation
• Shared resources:
  • Allocation

7. Risk Management

Identified Risks

Contingency Plans

1. Scenario 1
   • Response plan:
   • Team responsibilities:
2. Scenario 2
   • Response plan:
   • Team responsibilities:

8. Success Metrics

Collaboration Metrics

• Communication effectiveness:
  • Metric
• Delivery efficiency:
  • Metric
• Quality measures:
  • Metric

Team Health Indicators

• Cross-team satisfaction:
  • Measurement method
• Collaboration barriers:
  • Tracking method

9. Review & Adjustment

Regular Reviews

• Review frequency:
  • Timeline
• Focus areas:
  • Areas
• Adjustment process:
  • Process

Retrospective Plan

• Frequency:
  • Timeline
• Format:
  • Structure
• Action tracking:
  • Method

Notes

• Update this document as collaboration evolves
• Share with all participating teams
• Review and adjust regularly